Jessica Sueiro’s first experience living abroad with her family four years ago did not go well. The toilet in their small, “semi-nasty” Paris apartment barely worked. She and her husband, Will, slept on the couch the entire summer. Their daughter got so sick with mono she had to be hospitalized. And yet … “With everything […]
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Faith has helped Jay woman through difficult times
JAY — Faith has seen Pam Spaulding through the most difficult of times. She even named a dog Faith that she didn’t yet know. “I don’t ever remember a time that I didn’t have faith and knowing that things will work out whether it’s what I expected or not,” said Spaulding, 68. She is a […]
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Slippery conditions shut down portion of Route 4 in Jay
JAY — Freezing temperatures and snowfall created slick roads here Tuesday night and in other areas of Franklin County on Wednesday morning. Traffic on Jay Hill on Route 4 had to be detoured and a portion of the road shut down because of ice. At 7:39 p.m. Tuesday, a Ford Ranger pickup slid off the […]
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Spruce Mountain Ski Area needs money, volunteers
JAY — A lack of volunteers and financing could put the future of Spruce Mountain Ski Area in jeopardy. A GoFundMe page, https://www.gofundme.com/sprucekid, has been set up to raise money. “We are looking at other ways to raise money at the mountain,” Mountain Administrator Rebecca Harmatys said. The ski area plans to open Tuesday, Dec. 26, as has […]
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Boivin's Harvest House closes, owners ready for a change
Patrick and Chong Boivin of Jay closed Boivin’s Harvest House Restaurant in Farmington on Sunday. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) Boivin’s Harvest House at 367 Wilton Road in Farmington has closed. (Ann Bryant/Franklin Journal) FARMINGTON — Boivin’s Harvest House has closed after 11 years as one of the area’s popular eateries. Owners Patrick and Chong Boivin of […]
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Maine processors who make pot products facing state crackdown
Tree Tap Extracts in Jay produces marijuana-infused maple sugar candies for patients, some of whom prefer to ingest the drug without having to smoke it. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Maine plans to start cracking down on the growing number of labs and kitchens that specialize in turning cannabis into a product that doesn’t have […]
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Jay sends revised ordinance to voters
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday evening to accept the Solid Waste Committee’s revised recommendations and a revised Recycling and Waste Disposal Ordinance. The panel’s recommendations were incorporated into the proposed ordinance that will go to voters at the annual town meeting referendum in April 2018. Several people gave their input in November on the […]
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Jay woman charged after she flees from police stop
JAY — A local woman driving a stolen vehicle faces 10 charges after speeding away from an officer, throwing him to the ground early Friday morning, according to Police Chief Richard Caton. Melissa J. Couture, 34, of Jay was arrested on felony charges of eluding an officer, possession of suspected crack cocaine and heroin, assault […]
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Community sales
JAY — The VFW Auxiliary will sell chocolates and holiday centerpieces from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the hall on the corner of Jewell Street and Route 133. — PARIS — A Christmas fair and yard sale will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the VFW Hall, 58 Main St. There will be a Chinese auction, […]
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Jay woman pleads guilty to stealing money from Farmington store
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $5,000 in February from the Big Apple store on Wilton Road. Lisa Parent, 49, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. If the case had gone to trial, testimony would have been heard that Parent was the manager […]